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MidnightBSD Becomes First Open Source Operating System to Ship Age Verification
The just released 4.0.4 version of the FreeBSD derived Operating System includes "aged", new system wide daemon for handling age verification and attestation. Not an April Fools Joke.
Ads are filling the entirety of the Web -- websites, podcasts, YouTube videos, etc. -- at an increasing rate. Prices for those ad placements are plummeting. Consumers are desperate to use ad-blockers to make the web palatable. Google (and others) are desperate to break and block ad-blockers. All of which results in... more ads and lower pay for creators.
It's a fascinatingly annoying cycle. And there's only one viable way out of it.
Amiga Lifetime Wall & March Lunduke Journal Stats!
Hello all of you amazing Lunduke Journal subscribers!
With March now behind us, I wanted to give you crazy kids a quick “behind the scenes” look at the stats for The Lunduke Journal. Because Inside Baseball stuff is fun.
The Amiga Wall!
But before we dive into charts and numbers… behold! The brand new 6th Lifetime Subscriber Wall of Shame Awesomeness! The AmigaOS 3.1 Wall!
Every Lifetime Subscriber Wall (which I show at the end of each video) is a real screenshot from a different computing platform. Mostly retro. All awesome.
If you’d like to see your name listed on the new AmigaOS 3.1 wall, grab a Lifetime Subscription (if you don’t already have one) and toss me an email. I update the walls about once each week with new names.
The last few Lifetime Walls filled up incredibly quickly. So if the Amiga Wall interests you, I wouldn’t wait too long. Hint, hint.
March 2026 Stats
The big news: Total “views” were way, way up in March.
A fair bit beyond what was anticipated. A hair over 19 million during the month.
That’s in total, across all platforms. As usual, the audio podcast and X lead the way in terms of total views/listens for shows (by quite a lot).
Interestingly, we saw significant “views” growth on even the smallest platforms in March (Facebook and TikTok).
Free subscribers also took a major jump in March, with the largest one month gains ever (I’m pretty sure, certainly the largest this year or last). Up 7,623 over the month before.
Again, new subscribers grew across the board. The biggest gains were seen on X, but all platforms saw a significant bump.
Hard to complain about that!
The top 3 shows for March were all focused on the Age Verification laws:
While those were the top 3… it’s worth noting that the top 10 (and, really, the top 15 or so) shows for the month were all incredibly close in terms of viewership numbers.
As always, a huge thank you to all of The Lunduke Journal subscribers. You make all of this possible.
Lifetime Wall Number 6, Plus How to Access MP4s & Forum
A few quick reminders for all of you amazing Lunduke Journal subscribers:
First: If you have any kind of payed subscription (Monthly, Yearly, or Lifetime) there are a bunch of cool perks available to you. MP4 Downloads, PDF eBooks, and access to the Lunduke Journal Forum. All the details on how to gain access to everything is right here.
Enjoy.
Second: At the end of this next week I’ll be unveiling “Lifetime Subscriber Wall of Shame” number Six at the end of all new Lunduke Journal videos.
At that same time I will be updating and permanently locking down Walls 1 through 5.
If you are already a Lifetime Subscriber, and would like to be added to the new Wall number 6 (or to one of the couple remaining spots on Walls 4 and 5), email me (bryan at lunduke.com) with how you would like your name to be displayed (full name, first name only, nick name… any way you like).
CRT Linux Pico Wall: Full
DOS Word Wall: Full
Win 3.11 Notepad Wall: Full
MacOS 9 Wall: 2 Spots Left
PalmOS Wall: 1 Spot Left
Mystery Wall: Open
Those final spots on the MacOS and PalmOS Walls are first come first served. The first people to request those spots get them.
Everyone else will roll over into Wall 6. Which is a secret, retro computer platform. You’ll dig it.
If you have already contacted me regarding being added to one of these walls (or changing the way your name is displayed), I’ve already got you on the list for the changes later this next week.
If you don’t already have a Lifetime Subscription, grab one and get yourself on the wall.
If you are already a Lifetime Subscriber and want to be added to the 4th (or the start of the 5th) wall, email me (bryan at lunduke.com). There are only a couple of spots left on Wall 4.
The new Lifetime Wall designs are locked and loaded, and will make their grand debut at the end of all new shows starting either Friday or Monday.
I also wanted to take a moment to thank all of the non-Lifetime Subscribers. The Lifetime Subs may get a little extra attention at the end of the shows… but every subscriber (Monthly & Yearly) helps to make this work possible.
There are some options. For both subscribing and donating. They're all on this page.
Bonus: At the bottom of this page you will find the invite link to the super-secret Lunduke Journal Discord Chat Server. This is only available for full subscribers, which makes it a nice place to hang out. No riff-raff.
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